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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.           )

 

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(formerly Symantec Corporation)
60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1000
Tempe, Arizona 85281

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NOTICE OF 2019 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be held on:
December 19, 2019
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time

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Dear Stockholder:

         You are cordially invited to attend our 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), which will be held at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Thursday, December 19, 2019. On November 4, 2019 we changed our name from Symantec Corporation to NortonLifeLock Inc. This year's meeting will again be completely virtual and conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online and submit your questions prior to or during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NLOK2019. You will also be able to vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting.

         We are excited to embrace the latest technology to provide expanded access, improved communication and cost savings for our stockholders. Hosting a virtual meeting enables increased stockholder attendance and participation since stockholders can participate from any location around the world. In addition, the online format will allow us to communicate more effectively with you via a pre-meeting forum that you can enter by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/NLOK2019 and submit questions in advance of the Annual Meeting.

         For your convenience, we are also pleased to offer a re-playable webcast of the Annual Meeting at investor.nortonlifelock.com.

         We are holding the Annual Meeting for the following purposes, which are more fully described in the proxy statement:

         We are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily via the Internet to expedite stockholders' receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the Annual Meeting and help conserve natural resources. On or about November 7, 2019, we expect to send to our stockholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our annual report, and how to vote through the Internet or by telephone.

         Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 1, 2019 are entitled to notice of, and vote at, the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. A list of stockholders entitled to vote will be available for inspection at our offices for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting. If you would like to view this stockholder list, please contact Investor Relations at (650) 527-8020.

         Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, please vote at your earliest convenience by following the instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or in the proxy card you received in the mail. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. Please refer to the "2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Meeting Information" section of the proxy statement for additional information.

Tempe, Arizona
November 7, 2019

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

        NortonLifeLock is strongly committed to good corporate governance practices. These practices provide an important framework within which our Board of Directors (the "Board") and management can pursue our strategic objectives for the benefit of our stockholders.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

        Our Corporate Governance Guidelines generally specify the distribution of rights and responsibilities of NortonLifeLock's Board, management and stockholders, and detail the rules and procedures for making decisions on corporate affairs. In general, the stockholders elect the Board and vote on certain extraordinary matters; the Board is responsible for the general governance of our Company, including selection and oversight of key management; and management is responsible for running our day-to-day operations.

        Our Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the Investor Relations section of our website, which is located at investor.NortonLifeLock.com, by clicking on "Company Charters," under "Corporate Governance." The Corporate Governance Guidelines are reviewed at least annually by our Nominating and Governance Committee, and changes are recommended to our Board for approval as appropriate. Our Board represents the interests of the stockholders in perpetuating a successful business and optimizing long term stockholder value. The Board is responsible for ensuring that the Company is managed in a manner that is designed to serve those interests.

Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics

        We have adopted a code of conduct that applies to all of our Board members, officers and employees. We have also adopted a code of ethics for our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers, including our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Our Code of Conduct and Financial Code of Ethics are posted on the Investor Relations section of our website located at investor.NortonLifeLock.com, by clicking on "Company Charters," under "Corporate Governance." Any amendments or waivers of our Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers pertaining to a member of our Board or one of our executive officers will be disclosed on our website at the above-referenced address.

Insider Trading, Hedging and Pledging Policies

        Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits all directors and employees from short-selling NortonLifeLock stock or engaging in transactions involving NortonLifeLock-based derivative securities, including, but not limited to, trading in NortonLifeLock-based option contracts (for example, buying and/or writing puts and calls). It also prohibits pledging NortonLifeLock stock as collateral for a loan. In connection with our settlement with Starboard Value LP in September 2018, we agreed to waive these requirements with respect to certain forward contracts held by Starboard and have since granted Starboard waivers for other forward contracts on a limited basis.

        In addition, our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our directors, officers, employees and contractors from purchasing or selling NortonLifeLock securities while in possession of material, non-public information. It also requires that each of our directors, our Chief Executive Officer, our President, and our Chief Financial Officer conduct any open market sales of our securities only through the use of stock trading plans adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to sell and diversify their holdings in our stock over a designated period by adopting pre-arranged stock trading plans at a time when they are not aware of material nonpublic information about us, and thereafter sell shares of our common stock in accordance with the terms of their stock trading plans without regard to whether or not they are in possession of material nonpublic information about the Company at the time of the sale. All other executives are strongly encouraged to trade using Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 plans.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

        Our Board adopted stock ownership guidelines to better align our directors' and officers' interests with those of our stockholders. Details of our directors' stock ownership guidelines are disclosed under "Summary of Director Qualifications and Experience" on page 26, and details of our executive officers' stock ownership guidelines are disclosed under "Stock Ownership Requirements" in the "Compensation Discussion & Analysis" section on page 57. The Compensation Committee determines the stock ownership guidelines and the Nominating and Governance Committee monitors compliance under such guidelines.

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Stockholder Engagement

        We are committed to ongoing engagement with our stockholders to gain valuable insight into the issues that matter most to them and to enable our Company to address them effectively. During fiscal 2019 we engaged in discussions with stockholders representing approximately 55% of our outstanding shares to discuss among other things, our strategy, and focus on delivering financial results that create significant stockholder value, as well as corporate governance and executive compensation. Our stockholders were generally supportive of the direction of the Company and provided valuable insights and feedback, which was shared with the full Board for review and consideration.

Majority Vote Standard and Director Resignation Policy

        Our Bylaws and Corporate Governance Guidelines provide for a majority voting standard for the election of directors. Under the majority vote standard, each nominee must be elected by a majority of the votes cast with respect to such nominee at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present. A "majority of the votes cast" means the votes cast "for" a nominee's election must exceed the votes cast "against" that nominee's election. A plurality voting standard will apply instead of the majority voting standard if: (i) a stockholder has provided us with notice of a nominee for director in accordance with our Bylaws; and (ii) that nomination has not been withdrawn as of 10 days before we first deliver proxy materials to stockholders.

        To effectuate this policy with regard to incumbent directors, the Board will not nominate an incumbent director for re-election unless prior to such nomination the director has agreed to promptly tender a resignation if such director fails to receive a sufficient number of votes for re-election at the stockholder meeting with respect to which such nomination is made. Such resignation will be effective upon the earlier of (i) the Board's acceptance of such resignation or (ii) the 90th day after certification of the election results of the meeting; provided, however, that prior to the effectiveness of such resignation, the Board may reject such resignation and permit the director to withdraw such resignation.

        If an incumbent director fails to receive the required vote for re-election, the Nominating and Governance Committee shall act on an expedited basis to determine whether to recommend acceptance or rejection of the director's resignation and will submit such recommendation for prompt consideration by the Board. The Board intends to act promptly on the Committee's recommendation and will decide to accept or reject such resignation and publicly disclose its decision within 90 days from the date of certification of the election results. The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board may consider such factors they deem relevant in deciding whether to accept or reject a resignation tendered in accordance with this policy. The Board expects a director whose resignation is under consideration to abstain from participating in any decision regarding the resignation.

Proxy Access

        Our Bylaws contain "proxy access" provisions which permit a stockholder, or a group of up to 50 stockholders, owning continuously for at least three years a number of shares of our common stock that constitutes at least 3% of our outstanding shares of common stock, to nominate and include in our proxy materials director nominees constituting up to the greater of two individuals or 20% of the Board, provided that the stockholder(s) and the nominee(s) satisfy the requirements specified in the Bylaws. Our Bylaws specifically allow funds under common management to be treated as a single stockholder, and permit share lending with a five-day recall. They do not contain any post-meeting holding requirements, do not have any limits on resubmission of failed nominees, and do not contain restrictions on third-party compensation.

Board Leadership Structure

        Our Board does not have a policy on whether the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman should be separate. Instead, it retains the flexibility to determine on a case-by-case basis whether the Chief Executive Officer, or an independent director, should serve as Chairman. During those periods in which the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are combined, the independent directors appoint an independent director as a Lead Independent Director. Currently, the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman are separate. Daniel Schulman, one of our independent directors not standing for re-election at this meeting, was appointed as non-executive Chairman of the Board in January 2013. Accordingly, the Board expects to appoint one of our current independent directors to serve as our non-executive Chairman of the Board, effective as of the Annual Meeting.

        The Board believes that separating the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman is the appropriate leadership structure for our Company at this time because it results in an effective balancing of responsibilities, experience and perspectives that meets the current corporate governance needs and oversight responsibilities of the Board. The Board also believes that this structure allows our Chief Executive Officer to focus on executing our Company's strategic plan and

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managing our Company's operations and performance, while allowing the Chairman of the Board to focus on the effectiveness of the Board and independent oversight of our senior management team.

        The duties of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are set forth in the table below:

Board Independence

        It is the policy of the Board and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC's ("Nasdaq") rules require that listed companies have a board of directors with at least a majority of independent directors, as defined under Nasdaq's Marketplace Rules. Currently, each member of our Board, other than any person serving on our Board who also serves as our CEO, is an independent director, and all standing committees of the Board are composed entirely of independent directors. The Nasdaq independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the director is not an employee of the company and has not engaged in various types of business dealings with the company. In addition, the Board has made a subjective determination as to each independent director that no relationship exists which, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In making these determinations, the directors reviewed and discussed information provided by the directors and our Company with regard to each director's business and other activities as they may relate to NortonLifeLock and our management. Based on this review and consistent with our independence criteria, the Board has affirmatively determined that the following current directors and director nominees are independent: Sue Barsamian, Frank E. Dangeard, Nora M. Denzel, Peter A. Feld, Dale L. Fuller, Kenneth Y. Hao, David W. Humphrey, David L. Mahoney, Anita M. Sands, Daniel H. Schulman, V. Paul Unruh and Suzanne M. Vautrinot.

Change in Director Occupation

        Our Corporate Governance Guidelines include a policy that our Board should consider whether a change in any director's professional responsibilities directly or indirectly impacts that person's ability to fulfill his or her directorship obligations. To facilitate the Board's consideration, all directors shall submit a resignation as a matter of course upon retirement, a change in employer, or other significant change in their professional roles and responsibilities. Such resignation may be accepted or rejected in the discretion of the Board.

Board and Committee Effectiveness

        It is important to NortonLifeLock that our Board and its committees are performing effectively and in the best interests of our Company and its stockholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews the size, composition and needs of the Board with established criteria to ensure the Board has the appropriate skills and expertise to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities. In addition, an evaluation of the Board's and its committees' operations and performance is conducted annually by the Nominating and Governance Committee. Changes are recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee for approval by the full Board as appropriate.

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Board's Role in Risk Oversight

        The Board executes its risk management responsibility directly and through its committees.

        The Board is kept abreast of its committees' risk oversight and other activities via reports of the committee chairmen to the full Board during the Board meetings. In addition, the Board participates in regular discussions with our senior management on many core subjects, including strategy, operations and finance, in which risk oversight is an inherent element. The Board believes that its leadership structure, as described above under "Board Leadership Structure," facilitates the Board's oversight of risk management because it allows the Board, with leadership from the independent, non-executive Chairman and each independent committee chair, to participate actively in the oversight of management's actions.

Board's Role in Oversight of Company Strategy

        One of the Board's most important responsibilities is collaborating with management to establish the Company's long-term strategy and then overseeing and providing guidance to management in the execution of the articulated strategy. Various elements of our strategy are discussed in depth at every quarterly Board meeting, with management providing the Board with an update on performance with an update on execution against short and longer-term elements of strategy. The Board also meets annually for a multi-day session where long-term strategy is the primary topic. While the full Board, with leadership of the Chairman, has responsibility for overseeing overall Company strategy, each of our key Committees provides input to the full Board on strategic and execution-oriented issues related to their respective areas of focus. The Board receives regular updates from the management team (including those below the executive level) regarding the Company's strategy and performance to inform its perspective on progress and ensure that it is able to effectively perform its oversight responsibilities.

Board's Role in Oversight of Human Capital Management

        The Board has long recognized that our employees are one of our most important assets and is engaged with management on ensuring that our Company is an employer of choice for the most talented employees in our industry. While the full Board discusses human capital management with regards to its role in overseeing our overall long-term strategy, our

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Compensation Committee has responsibility for overseeing human capital management. The Compensation Committee, together with our Nominating and Governance Committee, are tasked with overseeing specific initiatives on a regular basis.

        Our Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other tasks:

        Our Nominating and Governance Committee has regular touchpoints with management on the following topics:

Outside Advisors

        The Board and its committees are free to engage independent outside financial, legal and other advisors as they deem necessary to provide advice and counsel on various topics or issues, at NortonLifeLock's expense, and are provided full access to our officers and employees.

Board Structure and Meetings

        The Board and its committees meet throughout the year on a set schedule, and also hold special meetings and act by written consent from time to time. The Board held a total of 24 meetings during fiscal 2019. During this time, no directors attended fewer than 75% of the aggregate of the total number of meetings held by the Board and the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which such director served (during the period which such director served).

        Agendas and topics for board and committee meetings are developed through discussions between management and members of the Board and its committees. Information and data that are important to the issues to be considered are distributed in advance of each meeting. Board meetings and background materials focus on key strategic, operational, financial, governance and compliance matters applicable to us, including the following:

Executive Sessions

        After each regularly scheduled Board meeting, the independent members of our Board hold a separate closed meeting, referred to as an "executive session." These executive sessions are used to discuss such topics as the independent directors deem necessary or appropriate. At least annually, the independent directors hold an executive session to evaluate the Chief Executive Officer's performance and compensation. Executive sessions of the Board are led by the independent, non-executive Chairman.

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Succession Planning

        Our Board recognizes the importance of effective executive leadership to NortonLifeLock's success, and meets to discuss executive succession planning at least annually. Our Board develops and reviews emergency and long-term succession plans and evaluates succession candidates for the CEO and other senior leadership positions under both. The Board also oversees management's senior executive talent development plans, including ensuring that our succession candidates have regular interactions with the Board.

Attendance of Board Members at Annual Meetings

        We encourage our directors to attend our annual meetings of stockholders. All directors who were elected to the Board at our 2018 Annual Meeting attended that meeting.

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THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES

        There are three primary committees of the Board: the Audit Committee, Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has delegated various responsibilities and authorities to these different committees, as described below and in the committee charters. The Board committees regularly report on their activities and actions to the full Board. Each member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee was appointed by the Board. Each of the Board committees has a written charter approved by the Board and available on our website at investor.NortonLifeLock.com, by clicking on "Company Charters," under "Corporate Governance."

        The following table shows the proposed composition of the Board of Directors and its committees, and other information, following the Annual Meeting. Current committee composition is provided in the text below the table.

        During fiscal 2019, our Board of Directors held 24 meetings, the Audit Committee held 32 meetings, the Compensation Committee held 15 meetings and the Nominating Committee held 4 meetings.

Audit Committee

        Our Audit Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Unruh, who is the chair of the Audit Committee, Mmes. Sands and Vautrinot, and Messrs. Dangeard and Fuller. Our Audit Committee oversees our Company's accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of our financial statements, including oversight of our systems of internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, internal audit function and the appointment, retention and compensation of our independent auditors. Its duties and responsibilities include, among other things:

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        Our Board has unanimously determined that all Audit Committee members are independent as defined by current Nasdaq listing standards for Audit Committee membership and financially literate under current Nasdaq listing standards, and at least one member has financial sophistication as required pursuant to the Nasdaq listing standards. In addition, our Board has unanimously determined that Mr. Unruh qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" under the SEC rules and regulations. Designation as an "audit committee financial expert" is an SEC disclosure requirement and does not impose any additional duties, obligations or liability on any person so designated.

Compensation and Leadership Development Committee

        Our Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Feld, who is the chair of the Compensation Committee, and Ms. Barsamian and Messrs. Dangeard and Mahoney. Our Compensation Committee oversees our compensation policies and practices so that they align with the interests of our stockholders; encourage a focus on our Company's long-term success and performance; and incorporate sound corporate governance principles. It also oversees our programs to attract, retain and develop our executive officers. Its duties and responsibilities include, among other things:

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        Each member of the Compensation Committee is a non-employee director, as defined pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and an outside director, as defined under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

Nominating and Governance Committee

        Our Nominating and Governance Committee is currently comprised of Mr. Mahoney, who is the chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and Messrs. Dangeard, Feld, Fuller and Schulman. Our Nominating and Governance Committee oversees our Company's corporate governance procedures and policies, and ensures that they represent best practices and are in the best interests of our Company and its stockholders, which includes establishing appropriate criteria for nominating qualified candidates to the Board. Its duties and responsibilities include, among other things:

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DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS AND COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS

Criteria for Nomination to the Board

        The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider candidates submitted by NortonLifeLock stockholders, as well as candidates recommended by directors and management, for nomination to the Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee has generally identified nominees based upon recommendations by outside directors, management and executive recruiting firms. The goal of the Nominating and Governance Committee is to assemble a Board that offers a diverse portfolio of perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, knowledge and skills derived from high-quality business and professional experience. The Nominating and Governance Committee annually reviews the appropriate skills and characteristics required of directors in the context of the current composition of the Board, our operating requirements and the long-term interests of our stockholders.

        The key attributes, experience and skills we consider important for our directors in light of our current business and structure are:

        The information provided under "Director Qualifications" below each of the brief biographical descriptions set forth under Proposal No. 1, "Election of Directors — Nominees for Director" below includes the key individual attributes, experience and skills of each of our directors that led to the conclusion that each director should serve as a member of the Board of Directors at this time.

Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees

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integrity, business acumen, diversity, availability, independence of thought, and overall ability to represent the interests of NortonLifeLock's stockholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria, and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all prospective nominees. Although the Nominating and Governance Committee uses these and other criteria as appropriate to evaluate potential nominees, it has no stated minimum criteria for nominees. In addition, we do not have a formal written policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying candidates; however, as discussed above, diversity is one of the numerous criteria the Nominating and Governance Committee reviews before recommending a candidate. We have from time to time engaged, for a fee, a third- party independent search firm to identify and assist the Nominating and Governance Committee with identifying, evaluating and screening Board candidates for NortonLifeLock and may do so in the future.

Stockholder Proposals for Nominees

        The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider potential nominees properly submitted by stockholders. Stockholders seeking to do so should provide the information set forth in our corporate Bylaws regarding director nominations. The Nominating and Governance Committee will apply the same criteria for candidates proposed by stockholders as it does for candidates proposed by management or other directors.

        To be considered for nomination by the Nominating and Governance Committee at next year's annual meeting of stockholders, submissions by stockholders must be submitted by mail and must be received by the Corporate Secretary no later than July 10, 2020 to ensure adequate time for meaningful consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee. Each submission must include the following information:

        Information regarding requirements that must be followed by a stockholder who wishes to make a stockholder nomination for election to the Board for next year's annual meeting is described in this proxy statement under "Additional Information — Stockholder Proposals for the 2020 Annual Meeting."

        Pursuant to the proxy access provisions of our Bylaws, an eligible stockholder or group of stockholders may nominate one or more director candidates to be included in our proxy materials. The nomination notice and other materials required by these provisions must be delivered or mailed to and received by our Corporate Secretary in writing between June 10, 2020 and July 10, 2020 (or, if the 2020 annual meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 calendar days of the anniversary of the date of the 2019 Annual Meeting, by the later of the close of business on the date that is 180 days prior to the date of the 2019 annual meeting or within 10 calendar days after our public announcement of the date of the 2020 annual meeting) to the Corporate Secretary at the address listed below. When submitting nominees for inclusion in our proxy materials pursuant to the proxy access provisions of our Bylaws, stockholders must follow the notice procedures and provide the information required therein.

Contacting the Board of Directors

        Any stockholder who wishes to contact members of our Board may do so by mailing written communications to:

NortonLifeLock Inc.
60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1000
Tempe, Arizona 85281
Attn: Corporate Secretary

        The Corporate Secretary will review all such correspondence and provide regular summaries to the Board or to individual directors, as relevant, will retain copies of such correspondence for at least six months, and make copies of such correspondence available to the Board or individual directors upon request. Any correspondence relating to accounting, internal controls or auditing matters will be handled in accordance with our policy regarding accounting complaints and concerns.

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PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        At the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board has nominated the following eight persons to serve as directors for the term beginning at the Annual Meeting on December 19, 2019: Sue Barsamian, Frank E. Dangeard, Nora M. Denzel, Peter A. Feld, Kenneth Y. Hao, David W. Humphrey, Vincent Pilette and V. Paul Unruh. Each director will be elected on an annual basis.

        In September 2018, we entered into an agreement with Starboard Value LP and certain of its affiliates, regarding, among other things, the membership and composition of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") and committees thereof. Pursuant to this agreement, among other things, we appointed Sue Barsamian to the Board in January 2019.

        Nora M. Denzel, a director nominee, was recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee after an extensive and careful search was conducted by a global search firm, and numerous candidates were considered. Vincent Pilette, who has served as our CFO since May 2019 and as our CEO since November 2019, was recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee in connection with his appointment as our new CEO.

        In addition, on November 4, 2019, the Company completed the sale of certain assets of its enterprise security business to Broadcom Inc. (the "Broadcom Sale"). In connection with this sale, the Board determined that it was the proper time to reduce the size of the Board, effective as of the Annual Meeting. Accordingly, Dale L. Fuller, a member of our Board of Directors since 2018, Richard S. Hill, a member of our Board since January 2019, David L. Mahoney, a member of our Board of Directors since 2003, Anita M. Sands, a member of our Board of Directors since 2013, Daniel H. Schulman, a member of our Board of Directors since 2000 and Suzanne M. Vautrinot, a member of our Board of Directors since 2013 are not standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting. The Board thanks Messrs. Fuller, Hill, Mahoney and Schulman and Mmes. Sands and Vautrinot for their leadership and years of service to NortonLifeLock.

        Unless proxy cards are otherwise marked, the persons named as proxies will vote all proxies FOR the election of each nominee named in this section. Proxies submitted to NortonLifeLock cannot be voted at the Annual Meeting for nominees other than those nominees named in this proxy statement. However, if any director nominee is unable or unwilling to serve at the time of the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies may vote for a substitute nominee designated by the Board. Alternatively, the Board may reduce the size of the Board. Each nominee has consented to serve as a director if elected, and the Board does not believe that any nominee will be unwilling or unable to serve if elected as a director. Each director will hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Nominees for Director

        The names of each nominee for director, their ages as of October 25, 2019, after giving effect to the appointment of Mr. Pilette as our CEO as of November 8, 2019, and other information about each nominee is shown below.

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Summary of Director Qualifications and Experience

        Our Board is comprised of directors with complementary skills and qualifications needed to effectively oversee our business strategy. The Nominating and Governance Committee annually reviews the skills and characteristics required of members of the Board in the context of the composition of the Board and the stage of the business of the Company.

Director Compensation

        The policy of the Board is that compensation for independent directors should be a mix of cash and equity-based compensation. NortonLifeLock does not pay employee directors for Board service in addition to their regular employee compensation. Independent directors may not receive consulting, advisory or other compensatory fees from the Company. The Compensation Committee, which consists solely of independent directors, has the primary responsibility to review and consider any revisions to director compensation.

        Director Stock Ownership Guidelines: The Compensation Committee adopted the following stock ownership guidelines for our non-employee directors to better align our directors' interests with those of our stockholders:

        NortonLifeLock stock ownership information for each of our directors is shown under the heading "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" on page 35 of this proxy statement. As of October 25, 2019, our all our directors had either met their stock ownership requirement or had remaining time to do so.

        Annual Fees: In accordance with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board determined the non-employee directors' compensation for fiscal 2019 as follows. In connection with its annual review of non-employee director fees, the Compensation Committee reduced the annual fee for Lead Independent Director/Independent Chairman from $100,000 in fiscal 2019 to $75,000 effective fiscal 2020.

        The payment of the annual cash retainer is subject to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, which allows directors to choose to receive common stock in lieu of cash for all or a portion of the retainer payable to each director for serving as a member. We pay the annual retainer fee and any additional annual fees to each director at the beginning of the fiscal year. Directors who join the Company after the beginning of the fiscal year receive a prorated cash payment in respect of their annual retainer fee and fees. These payments are considered earned when paid. Accordingly, we do not require them to be repaid in the event a director ceases serving in the capacity for which he or she was compensated.

        Annual Equity Awards. Pursuant to a Non-Employee Director Grant Policy adopted by our Board, each non-employee member of the Board receives an annual award of fully-vested restricted stock units ("RSUs") under the 2013 Plan, having a fair market value on the grant date equal to a pre-determined dollar value, which was $275,000 for fiscal 2019.

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        The following table provides information for fiscal year 2019 compensation for all of our current and former non-employee directors:

Fiscal 2019 Director Compensation

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Non-employee directors receive an annual retainer fee of $50,000 plus an additional annual fee of $15,000 (Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee) or $20,000 (Audit Committee) for membership on each committee. The chair of each committee receives an additional annual fee of $15,000 (Nominating and Governance Committee) or $25,000 (Audit Committee and Compensation Committee). The Lead Independent Director/Independent Chairman receives an annual fee of $100,000 (reduced to $75,000 for 2020).

(2)

Includes payments for fractional share(s) from stock awards granted to each non-employee director.

(3)

Amounts shown in this column reflect the aggregate full grant date fair value calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 718 for awards granted during FY19.

(4)

Each non-employee director, other than Ms. Barsamian and Messrs. Feld, Fuller, Hill and Miller, was granted 12,320 RSUs on May 17, 2018, with a per-share fair value of $22.32 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $274,982.40. Each such director's fees were paid in cash as reported in the "Fees Earned or Paid in Cash" column in the table above. No non-employee director had any outstanding stock awards as of March 29, 2019.

(5)

Ms. Barsamian and Mr. Hill were appointed to our Board on January 7, 2019 and received a pro-rated portion of non-employee director fees from the date of such director's appointment on January 7, 2019 through the end of FY19. Ms. Barsamian and Mr. Hill were each granted 2,717 RSUs on February 5, 2019, with a per-share fair value of $22.80 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $61,947.60. The balance of each such director's fees was paid in cash as reported in the "Fees Earned or Paid in Cash" column in the table above.

(6)

In lieu of cash, Ms. Barsamian elected to receive 100% of the pro-rated portion of her annual retainer fee of $50,000 in the form of our common stock. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, Ms. Barsamian was granted 494 shares at a per share fair value of $22.80 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $11,263. The balance of Ms. Barsamian's fee was paid in cash as reported in the "Fees Earned or Paid in Cash" column in the table above.

(7)

Messrs. Feld and Fuller were appointed to our Board on September 16, 2018 and each received pro-rated portions of such director's non-employee director fees from the date of his appointment on September 16, 2018 through the end of FY19. Messrs. Feld and Fuller were granted 6,764 RSUs on December 7, 2018, with a per-share fair value of $21.78 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $147,320. The balance of each such director's fees was paid in cash as reported in the "Fees Earned or Paid in Cash" column in the table above.

(8)

In lieu of cash, Mr. Feld elected to receive 100% of the pro-rated portion of his annual retainer fee of $50,000 in the form of our common stock. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, Mr. Feld was granted 1,229 shares at a per share fair value of $21.78 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $26,767. The balance of Mr. Feld's fee was paid in cash as reported in the "Fees Earned or Paid in Cash" column in the table above.

(9)

In lieu of cash, Messrs. Hao and Humphrey each received 100% of his respective annual retainer fee of $50,000 in the form of our common stock. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, each was granted 2,240 shares at a per share fair value of $22.32 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $49,997. The balance of each such director's fee was paid in cash as reported in the "Fees Earned or Paid in Cash" column in the table above.

(10)

Ms. Laybourne and Mr. Miller served on the Board through December 3, 2018, the date of the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(11)

Mr. Miller's non-employee director fees were prorated through December 3, 2018, the date of the Company's 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Miller was granted 5,584 RSUs on May 17, 2018, with a per-share fair value of $22.32 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $124,635. The balance in director's fees was paid in cash as reported in the "Fees Earned or Paid in Cash" column in the table above.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" ELECTION OF
EACH OF THE EIGHT NOMINATED DIRECTORS.

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PROPOSAL NO. 2

RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        The Audit Committee has appointed KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as our principal independent registered public accounting firm to perform the audit of our consolidated financial statements for fiscal 2020. As a matter of good corporate governance, the Audit Committee has decided to submit its selection of independent audit firm to stockholders for ratification. In the event that this appointment of KPMG is not ratified by a majority of the shares of common stock present or represented at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote on the matter, the Audit Committee will review its future selection of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm.

        The Audit Committee first approved KPMG as our independent auditors in September 2002, and KPMG audited our financial statements for fiscal 2019. Representatives of KPMG are expected to attend the meeting with the opportunity to make a statement and respond to appropriate questions from stockholders present at the meeting with respect to this proposal.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

        We regularly review the services and fees from our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG. These services and fees are also reviewed with the Audit Committee annually. In accordance with standard policy, KPMG periodically rotates the individuals who are responsible for our audit. Our Audit Committee has determined that the providing of certain non-audit services, as described below, is compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG.

        In addition to performing the audit of our consolidated financial statements, KPMG provided various other services during fiscal years 2019 and 2018. Our Audit Committee has determined that KPMG's provisioning of these services, which are described below, does not impair KPMG's independence from NortonLifeLock. The aggregate fees billed for fiscal years 2019 and 2018 for each of the following categories of services are as follows:

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        The categories in the above table have the definitions assigned under Item 9 of Schedule 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act, and these categories include in particular the following components:

(1)

"Audit fees" include fees for audit services principally related to the year-end examination and the quarterly reviews of our consolidated financial statements, consultation on matters that arise during a review or audit, review of SEC filings, audit services performed in connection with our acquisitions and divestitures and statutory audit fees.

(2)

"Audit related fees" include fees which are for assurance and related services other than those included in Audit fees.

(3)

"Tax fees" include fees for tax compliance and advice.

(4)

"All other fees" include fees for all other non-audit services, principally for services in relation to certain information technology audits.

        An accounting firm other than KPMG performs supplemental internal audit services for NortonLifeLock. Another accounting firm provides the majority of NortonLifeLock's outside tax services.

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        The Audit Committee's policy is to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this pre-approval, and the fees for the services performed to date. The Audit Committee may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis.

        All of the services relating to the fees described in the table above were approved by the Audit Committee.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL NO. 2

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PROPOSAL NO. 3

ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        In accordance with Section 14A of the Exchange Act, stockholders are entitled to cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement. Accordingly, you are being asked to vote on the following resolution at the Annual Meeting:

        "RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to NortonLifeLock Inc.'s named executive officers, as disclosed in this proxy statement pursuant to the SEC's compensation disclosure rules, including the Compensation Discussion & Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion, is hereby approved."

        As described more fully in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section of this proxy statement, our named executive officers are compensated in a manner consistent with our pay-for-performance philosophy and corporate governance best practices. Our executive compensation programs for fiscal 2019 reflect these significant changes to our management team and to our business while promoting our pay-for-performance philosophy and corporate governance best practices. A few highlights, which are discussed further in the Compensation Discussion & Analysis, are:

        We believe that our compensation program balances the interests of all of our constituencies — our stockholders, our executive officers, the remainder of our employee base, our business partners and our community — by, among other things, focusing on achievement of corporate objectives, attracting and retaining highly-qualified executive management and maximizing long-term stockholder value. We encourage you to read the Compensation Discussion & Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion related to executive compensation in this proxy statement.

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        The vote to approve the compensation of our named executive officers is advisory and, therefore, not binding. Although the vote is non-binding, the Compensation Committee and the Board value your opinion and will consider the outcome of the vote in establishing its compensation philosophy and making future compensation decisions. Our current policy is to hold such an advisory vote each year, and we expect to hold another advisory vote with respect to approve to executive compensation at the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL NO. 3

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PROPOSAL NO. 4

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSAL REGARDING INDEPENDENT BOARD CHAIRMAN

        Proposal 4 is a stockholder proposal. If the stockholder proponent, or representative who is qualified under state law, is present at the Annual Meeting and submits the proposal for a vote, then the proposal will be voted upon. The stockholder proposal is included in this proxy statement exactly as submitted by the stockholder proponent. The Board's recommendation on the proposal is presented immediately following the proposal. We will promptly provide you with the name, address and, to NortonLifeLock's knowledge, the number of voting securities held by the proponent of the stockholder proposal, upon receiving a written or oral request directed to: NortonLifeLock Inc., Attn: Scott C. Taylor, Corporate Secretary, 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1000, Tempe, Arizona 85281, telephone: (650) 527-8000.

Proposal 4 — Independent Board Chairman

        Shareholders request our Board of Directors to adopt as policy, and amend our governing documents as necessary, to require that the Chairman of the Board be an independent member of the Board whenever possible. Although it would be better to have an immediate transition to an independent Board Chairman, the Board would have the discretion to phase in this policy for the next Chief Executive Officer transition.

        If the Board determines that a Chairman who was independent when selected is no longer independent, the Board shall select a new Chairman who satisfies the requirements of the policy within a reasonable amount of time. Compliance with this policy is waived in the unlikely event that no independent director is available and willing to serve as Chairman.

        Shareholders can vote in favor of this proposal to send a message that they are not satisfied with NortonLifeLock' s performance.

        Shares of NortonLifeLock fell 22% in May 2019, according to a Motley Fool article. NortonLifeLock stock sold off in the wake of disappointing earnings that were combined with the announcement that CEO Greg Clark had stepped down.

        Shares traded down 15% on the day of the news, marking NortonLifeLock's worst daily performance in over a year. The company had yet to name a permanent replacement by early July.

        Adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter were $0.39 down significantly from $0.44 in the prior-year quarter. Adjusted sales were also lower, dropping 2% year over year to $1.195 billion and missing the average analyst estimate for sales.

        NortonLifeLock shareholders have had to endure ups and downs tied to the 2018 audit and growth initiatives failing to live up to targets. In addition to this there was the uninspiring quarterly performance combined with the unexpected news of Clark's departure that sent the shares tumbling.

        The price of NortonLifeLock stock was also flat for the 5-years leading up to July 2019.

        This proposal will cost NortonLifeLock virtually nothing to adopt -yet can create an important incentive for management to improve company performance.

Please vote to enhance the oversight of our CEO:
Independent Board Chairman — Proposal 4

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        Our Board of Directors' Statement in Opposition to Proposal 4

        NortonLifeLock's Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote "AGAINST" the stockholder proposal.

        The Board has considered the stockholder proposal and, for the reasons described below, believes that the proposal is not in the best interests of NortonLifeLock and its stockholders.

For nearly seven years, NortonLifeLock has had an independent Chairman of the Board who has provided strong independent oversight during the Company's most transformative events.

        Since January 2013, Daniel H. Schulman, one of our independent directors, has served as non-executive Chairman of the Board. Prior to that, he served as Lead Independent Director from July 2012 to December 2012 while our prior non-executive Chairman of the Board was transitioning into the CEO role. Mr. Schulman has demonstrated strong leadership, independent thinking and a deep understanding of our business as a result of his tenure as an independent director since March 2000. Since being appointed as the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Schulman has worked with the rest of the Board to oversee multiple significant strategic and leadership changes at the Company, including the transformative divestiture of

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Veritas and acquisitions of Blue Coat and LifeLock. Although Mr. Schulman is not standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting, our board intends to nominate an independent member of our Board to serve as our non-executive Chairman of the Board effective as of the Annual Meeting.

While our Board's longstanding Board leadership structure reflects separation in the roles of Chairman and CEO, the Board believes that it should ultimately have the flexibility to tailor its Board leadership structure to fit NortonLifeLock's changing needs.

        As discussed above under "Board Leadership Structure," our Board retains the flexibility to determine on a case-by-case basis whether the Chief Executive Officer, or an independent director, should serve as Chairman. Our Board believes that it should retain the ability to choose the person best suited for the role at a particular time in accordance with its fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of the Company and stockholders as circumstances warrant. This flexibility has been important to our Board from time to time in the past and has increased importance today, as the Company is conducting a search for a permanent CEO while at the same time undergoing a major transition with the divestiture of its enterprise security business.

        Our Board's decisions in connection with the appointment of Mr. Schulman as our Lead Independent Director and subsequent appointment as our Chairman illustrate why our Board should retain flexibility to appoint the best person for the role. He was appointed to the position of non-executive Chairman after our prior non-executive Chairman served as both Chairman and CEO for six months in connection with a prior CEO transition. At that time, our Board believed appointing Mr. Schulman Lead Independent Director while Mr. Schulman's predecessor served as Chairman and CEO was in the best interest of our Company and stockholders since it provided independent Board leadership while providing the benefit of having our CEO chair regular Board meetings as our Board and CEO developed NortonLifeLock's new strategy and addressed the key business and strategic issues at that time. Following the initial phase of CEO transition, NortonLifeLock entered a new phase and the Board determined that Mr. Schulman's extensive management experience and deep knowledge of our company made him best-suited to lead our Board and provide independent oversight of our senior management team while our CEO focused on executing our new strategic plan and managing our operations and performance.

        The Board believes that this flexibility benefits NortonLifeLock and our stockholders because the Board is in the best position to determine its leadership structure given its knowledge of NortonLifeLock's leadership team, strategic goals, opportunities and challenges. Additionally, our Board believes limiting the Board's ability to determine the appropriate Board leadership structure could be harmful to NortonLifeLock's long-term prospects as our Board is currently conducting a CEO search and may decide our next CEO should also serve as our Chairman. We cannot rule out the possibility that our next CEO will also serve as Chairman as it does not serve the interests of the Company or its stockholders to limit the pool of CEO candidates based on this factor alone.

        Importantly, regardless of what leadership structure the Board may determine to adopt in the future, our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide for appointment of a Lead Independent Director in situations where the Chairman of the Board is not independent. The Board commitment to independent Board oversight at all times does not end there. All the members of the Board of Directors, other than the CEO, are independent. All the committees of the Board of Directors are composed entirely of independent directors. The Board also has been significantly refreshed as five of the six independent directors standing for election at the annual meeting have served since 2016 or later. Our Board believes that eliminating flexibility in the structure of Board leadership as facts and circumstances require, as the proponent requests, is unnecessary given the safeguards on Board independence already in place and could adversely impact our Company's ability to adapt to new challenges and attract suitable CEO candidates.

Our corporate governance policies and practices further promote effective, independent Board oversight.

        In addition to having an independent Chairman of the Board, our Board has adopted policies and practices that provide our stockholders with meaningful rights and further promote Board independence and effective oversight of management.

        As mentioned above, all members of our Board (other than any person serving on our Board who also serves as our CEO) and its committees are independent and our Board has been substantially refreshed in recent years. Additionally, if our Chairman is not independent in the future, the independent Directors of the Board will appoint a Lead Independent Director who will have well-defined powers and duties. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines require that our key Board committees be composed entirely of independent directors and that the independent directors meet in executive session without the presence of management for a portion of each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.

        To ensure our Board remains robust and engaged, we engage in an annual self-evaluation process to determine whether the Board and its committees are functioning effectively. Our Nominating and Governance Committee also annually evaluates each individual director and recommends to our Board whether each Director should be nominated for election to a

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further one-year term. When nominated, our Directors are elected annually, with a majority voting standard for uncontested elections and a director resignation policy.

        Stockholders have meaningful proxy access and special meeting rights. We have no supermajority voting provisions. As evidenced by our discussions with stockholders representing approximately 55% of our outstanding shares in 2019, we are deeply committed to ongoing engagement with our stockholders to gain valuable insight into the issues that matter most to them and to enable our Company to address them effectively. We also enable increased stockholder attendance and participation by utilizing a virtual meeting format for our annual meetings of stockholders.

Vote Required

        This Proposal No. 4 is advisory in nature and would constitute a recommendation to our Board if it is approved by stockholders. The affirmative vote of a majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote is required to approve this Proposal No. 4. Unless you indicate otherwise, your proxy will be voted "AGAINST" this proposal.

        For the foregoing reasons, the Board unanimously believes that this proposal is not in the best interests of NortonLifeLock or our stockholders, and recommends that you vote "AGAINST" Proposal 4.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE "AGAINST" PROPOSAL NO. 4.
PROXIES RECEIVED BY THE COMPANY WILL BE VOTED "AGAINST"
THIS PROPOSAL UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

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OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

        The names of our current executive officers, their ages as of October 25, 2019 and their positions, after giving effect to the appointment of Mr. Pilette as our CEO, Mr. Kapuria as our President and Mr. Brown as our Interim Chief Financial Officer as of November 8, 2019, are shown below.

        The Board chooses executive officers, who then serve at the Board's discretion. There is no family relationship between any of the directors or executive officers and any other director or executive officer of NortonLifeLock.

        For information regarding Mr. Pilette, please refer to Proposal No. 1, "Election of Directors" above.

        Mr. Brown has been appointed to serve as our Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective November 8, 2019. From January 2019 to November 2019, he served as our Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to that, he served as our Vice President, Finance from August 2016 to January 2019 and as Vice President, Corporate Controller of Blue Coat, Inc. from October 2015 until we acquired that company in August 2016. Previously, he served in various positions at NETGEAR, Inc., a computer networking hardware company, from 2010 to October 2015, most recently as Senior Director, Assistant Controller. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley.

        Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since July 2014. Prior to joining us, she served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Silver Spring Networks, Inc., a smart grid products provider, from June 2009 to July 2014. From September 2001 to June 2009, Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf served as Vice President, Human Resources of Cisco Systems, Inc. From 2000 to 2001, she served as a Human Resources Director at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf served as Human Resources Director for The Walt Disney Company from 1995 to 2000 and held various roles in human resources with Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, Inc., from 1988 to 1995. She has a Bachelor's degree in journalism from West Virginia University and a Master's degree in industrial and labor relations from West Virginia University.

        Mr. Kapuria has been appointed to serve as our President, effective November 8, 2019. From May 2018 to November 2019, he served as our Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Unit and Cyber Security Services. Prior to that, he served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cyber Security Services from November 2014 to May 2018, as our Vice President, Products and Services from July 2012 to November 2014, and as our Vice President, Business Strategy and Security Intelligence from April 2011 to July 2012. From October 2004 to April 2011, Mr. Kapuria held numerous other director-level management positions with NortonLifeLock. Mr. Kapuria holds a Bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Massachusetts.

        Mr. Taylor has served as or Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since August 2008. From February 2007 to August 2008, he served as our Vice President, Legal. Prior to joining NortonLifeLock, Mr. Taylor held various legal and administrative positions at Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a provider of core systems software, from January 2002 to February 2007, including most recently as Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. From May 2000 to September 2001, he was Vice President and General Counsel at Narus, Inc., a venture-backed private company that designs IP network management software. Mr. Taylor is a director of Piper Jaffray Companies, a national advisory board member of the Stanford University Center for Comparative Studies on Race and Ethnicity and serves on the board of trustees of Menlo School. He holds a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

        The following table sets forth information, as of October 25, 2019 with respect to the beneficial ownership of NortonLifeLock common stock by (i) each stockholder known by NortonLifeLock to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of NortonLifeLock common stock, (ii) each current member of the Board or director nominee, (iii) the named executive officers of NortonLifeLock included in the Summary Compensation Table appearing on page 60 of this Proxy Statement and (iv) all current executive officers and directors of NortonLifeLock as a group.

        Beneficial ownership is determined under the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise indicated below, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Percentage ownership is based on 622,918,522 shares of NortonLifeLock common stock outstanding as of October 25, 2019. Shares of common stock subject to stock options and restricted stock units vesting on or before December 24, 2019 (within 60 days of October 25, 2019) are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of such person but are not treated as outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of others.

        Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the individuals and entities named below is c/o NortonLifeLock Inc., 60 E. Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1000, Tempe, Arizona 85281.

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        NortonLifeLock has adopted a policy that executive officers and members of the Board hold an equity stake in the Company. The policy requires each executive officer to hold a minimum number of shares of NortonLifeLock common stock. Newly appointed executive officers are not required to immediately establish their position but are expected to make regular progress to achieve it. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews the minimum number of shares held by the executive officers and directors from time to time. The purpose of the policy is to more directly align the interests of our executive officers and directors with our stockholders. See "Stock Ownership Requirements" under the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section for a description of the stock ownership requirements applicable to our executive officers.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

        Section 16 of the Exchange Act requires NortonLifeLock's directors, executive officers and any persons who own more than 10% of NortonLifeLock's common stock, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. Such persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish NortonLifeLock with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.

        Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms furnished to NortonLifeLock and written representations from the directors and executive officers, NortonLifeLock believes that all of its executive officers and directors filed the required reports on a timely basis under Section 16(a), except for (i) Mr. Schulman who did not timely report on a Form 4, the distribution of shares held by DHS 2017 Annuity Trust Agreement II (for which Mr. Schulman exercises voting and dispositive power) to his individual account on April 19, 2019, which transaction was reported on a Form 5 that was filed on May 10, 2019, and (ii) Mr. Brown, who inadvertently omitted ownership of 5,393 shares of common stock on a Form 3 that was filed on February 7, 2019, which was subsequently amended on March 8, 2019 to include the correct number of shares.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS (CD&A)

        This compensation discussion and analysis ("CD&A") summarizes our executive compensation philosophy, our fiscal 2019 ("FY19") executive compensation program and the FY19 compensation decisions made by the Compensation Leadership and Development Committee (the "Compensation Committee") with respect to the following named executive officers ("NEOs"):

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FY19 Financial Results, Compensation and New Leadership

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        Despite the challenges we faced in FY19, we remain confident in our business strategies and our competitive product portfolio. We will continue to execute on multiple initiatives to drive revenue growth. With industry-leading solutions, we believe that we are well positioned to participate in a growing opportunity in the cyber defense market. We have an opportunity to enhance stockholder value by building on the leadership and momentum of our business.

Our Compensation Philosophy and Practices

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Compensation Policies and Practices

Strong stockholder support on say-on-pay and Stockholder Engagement

        At our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, we requested that our stockholders cast a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our NEOs, also known as "say-on-pay" vote. This proposal passed with approximately 90% of the votes cast in favor. In evaluating our compensation practices in FY19, the Compensation Committee was mindful of the support our stockholders expressed for our philosophy of linking compensation to financial objectives and the enhancement of stockholder value. In addition, management met with or spoke to institutional stockholders representing approximately 55% of outstanding shares and listened to any feedback regarding executive compensation program. As a result, the Compensation Committee retained its general approach to executive compensation and continued to apply the same general philosophy and objectives as in the prior fiscal year in determining executive compensation.

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FY19 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        The total mix of our NEO compensation, including the portion at risk, is reflected in the graphs below. The major components of target compensation for our NEOs during FY19 were: (i) base salary, (ii) target annual incentive awards and (iii) grant date fair value of long-term equity incentive awards, with the exception of our CEO who did not receive any equity awards for FY19.

Analysis of Compensation Components

        The elements of the FY19 compensation for our NEOs was as follows:

I. Base Salary

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        The following table presents each NEO's base salary for FY19.

        As presented in the table above, our named executive officers did not receive an increase in annual base salary other than in connection with a promotion for Mr. Kapuria. Our former CEO determined that none of our other NEOs would receive a base salary increase for FY19. In addition, our Board also determined that Mr. Clark would not receive a salary increase in FY19.

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        Executive Annual Incentive Plan Target Opportunities: The following table presents each NEO's target incentive opportunity for FY19 under the FY19 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the "FY19 EAIP"):

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individual payouts could be further modified based on an individual performance factor generally in the range of 0% to 140% based on performance achievement against pre-established individual goals for FY19.

Individual Performance Assessment

        Individual performance is evaluated, and taken into account in determining the FY19 EAIP payout for NEOs other than the CEO based on both quantitative and qualitative results in the following key areas:

        Provided the threshold performance levels for both Company performance metrics are achieved, the CEO evaluates the level of each NEO's individual performance against the pre-determined goals at fiscal year-end and makes a recommendation to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee makes the final determination with respect to each NEO's actual payout, which it did for our NEOs in FY19.

FY19 EAIP Payout Results: